2000: Millenium Man

Rice plays his last season as a Niner

2000 Season Statistics

Receptions	Yards	Average	TDs	Multi TDs	Game High Rec	Game High Yards	Game High TDs
75	805	10.7	7	2	8	77	2 (twice)

Achievements

Adjusted to secondary role as wide receiver by grabbing more passes (75) than the previous season (67) and scoring more touchdowns (7) than the previous year (5)

Second oldest wide receiver to play as starter in the NFL in Week 1, behind only Washington's Irving Fryar

Scored 5 of his 7 regular season TDs on the road

By playing in the 2000-2001 season, Jerry Rice has now played in three different decades (1980s, 1990s, 2000s)

Best Game

Rice turned back the clock against the Dallas Cowboys at Texas Stadium by scoring 2 touchdowns...one on a familiar slant route and the other by way of a deep post pattern that netted 68 yards.

Did You Know...

In a five week stretch against the Cowboys, Cardinals, Packers, Raiders and Panthers, Rice scored five times.

Play of the Year

Jerry Rice's last pass catch at the 'Stick gave the 49er fans in attendance what they came to see. A 20 yard gain in a zone defense late in the game gave 49er fans one last chance to cheer Jerry Rice as a Niner.